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Assailant Shot and Wounded Near Israeli Embassy in Ankara

The assailant allegedly shouted “Allahu Akbar”, or “God is great”, outside the embassy.

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  • A local guard shot and wounded an assailant near the Israeli embassy in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday, an Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman said.

  • “The staff is safe. The attacker was wounded before he reached the embassy. The assailant was shot and wounded by a local security man,” the spokesman said.

  • The assailant allegedly shouted “Allahu Akbar”, or “God is great”, outside the embassy before he was shot in the leg by police, Turkish police at the scene told Reuters.

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